December 13th Texas Bicycling News
The SleyRide is a mass ride created by Dunamis Media and The Byke Project, in collaboration with Fox Hollow Bar and IAMCHANGE. This ride is an effort to raise funds this Christmas to help two needy families.
Ride Start Time: 7pm, December 18th
from pdealhouston.com
Start Location: The ride will start at Houston Fixed Gear bike shop located at 2309 Dunlavy, Houston, Tx 77006. Sign up and registration will take place before the ride starts.
Ride Route: The ride will follow the same format as the Critical Mass rides. We’ll have a pre-planned route with a couple of stops along the way.
Ride Attire: We’re asking everyone to dress festive. Wear your Santa suit, elf costume, or come as full blown reindeer! Anything close to this or anything that has Christmas theme written all over it will be fine.
After Party / Final Stop: The final stop will be Fox Hollow Bar. They are located at 4617 Nett Street, a couple of blocks North of Washington Ave. …
Houston Bicycle Club Fulshear Ride December 26th
Our regular Saturday ride. Routes vary from week to week (maps available). Distances vary, but minimum is 16 miles with a maximum of 60 miles. Flat roads with lots of pretty scenery and a cut through on pecan tree covered Hunt Road. One ride goes west and south to Orchard and Wallis and is about 36 to 40 miles long. An optional ride goes west and south through Orchard to Wallis, which is 36 miles. Another optional ride goes…
HBC New Years Pot Luck Lunch And Ride Ride
Saturday 1/1/2011
Lunch: 11:30AM. Join us for the annual New Years Day pot luck feast. Start with a leisurely in-town ride through West University, Bellaire, The Galleria, Memorial Park, and Montrose. Then bring out your best dish for the traditional pot luck lunch! Prizes will be given for the most tasty homemade dish and dessert! Turkey, ham, and drinks provided by the HBC. Many attendance prizes will also be awarded. Start the new year right with riding buddies and great food!
Land of the Lost Trail Ride
December 18, 2010 8:05AM
Are you itching to find some new trails to ride that are close to home? If so, come out and join us as we explore the land that time forgot on our Land of the Lost trail ride. Hollywood and The Boss will serve as your ride sherpas and hope to provide you with some new areas to explore on your mountain bike.
We will ride on pavement, dirt roads, single track trail, sand and even some rock to keep you awake as you pedal through the Trail to Nowhere forest.
The adventure will depart on Saturday, December 18th at 8:05am from Corinth City Hall and we hope to deliver you back from the Land of the Lost no later than 10:30am. Expect the total mileage to be somewhere between 15 ? 20 and the pace to be slow to moderate.
Mountain biking in a moon-like part of West Texas
from alpinedailyplanet.typepad.com
BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK — Blood oozes from my cactus-shredded calves and I slam into rocks with such force I’m sure my bike will self-destruct, but I can’t contain a whoop of glee as I bomb down a desert trail.
I’ve come to remote Big Bend Ranch State Park, just west of the better-known Big Bend National Park, for a four-day bike trek. We’re pedaling and camping our way through the land of tarantulas, sand and star-splashed night skies on what has been dubbed “The Ride to the Other Side of Nowhere.” …